Desserts
Cinnamon Buns
About the Pain-in-the-Ass Rating Scale
Each Lazy Chef recipe’s ease-of-preparation is rated on a 5-point scale that indicates how much of a pain in the ass it is to make. Pick something with 1 thumbtack and you’ll be in and out of the kitchen in no time. Select a 5-thumbtack dish and you better not be in a hurry.
Ingredients
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2 loaves Rich’s bread dough, thawed
¼ lb butter
1 large box vanilla pudding (not instant)
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbs. milk
2 tsp cinnamon
Raisins and/or walnuts
Directions
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​Grease a 13 x 9 baking pan. Sprinkle nuts and/or raisins into the pan. Tear off pieces of bread dough to form rolls and arrange in pan.
Heat butter, pudding, brown sugar, milk, and cinnamon on stovetop. Stir until smooth. Pour this mixture over the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Bake the next day at 350º for 30 minutes. Flip out of pan onto platter and serve warm.
Serves 8
Mini Cheesecakes
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350º.
Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Add eggs.
Place a vanilla wafer in each of 12 cupcake-paper-lined muffin cups.
Pour cream cheese mixture into muffin cups.
Bake for 20 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
Top with cherry pie filling.
Serves 12
Ingredients
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½ cup sugar
2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
½ tsp vanilla
2 eggs
12 vanilla wafers
20 oz can cherry pie filling
Cupcake liners
Light 'n Fruity Pie
About the Pain-in-the-Ass Rating Scale
Each Lazy Chef recipe’s ease-of-preparation is rated on a 5-point scale that indicates how much of a pain in the ass it is to make. Pick something with 1 thumbtack and you’ll be in and out of the kitchen in no time. Select a 5-thumbtack dish and you better not be in a hurry.
Ingredients
2/3 cup boiling water
1 package (3 oz) Jello strawberry flavor gelatin
2 cups ice cubes
1 (8 oz) container Cool Whip, thawed
1 packaged graham cracker crust
1 cup fresh sliced strawberries
Directions
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Dissolve gelatin completely in boiling water, stirring about 3 minutes. Add ice cubes and stir until gelatin is thickened, about 2-3 minutes. Remove any unmelted ice.
Blend in Cool Whip, then whip until smooth. Fold in fruit. Chill, if necessary, until mixture will mound.
Spoon into crust. Chill 2 hours. Garnish if desired.
Note: This recipe also works well with other Jello/fruit combos if you want to mix it up.
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Serves 6-8